Ponder going into IT, then go screaming into the night as you sober up....
Try here:
Ars Technica Forums Oh, and check out the long Photoshop thread on the world's largest Cheeto. Funniest thing I ever saw on the web...
Lots of Cheeto Pics Great technical resource when I was starting my career in IT. Join, ask, learn. It's a great community also. I'd put together a simple file and print server, learn about backups, maybe a Sharepoint Server (like your own portal site), then graduate to a web server and possibly even a mail/ftp server for yourself and your family.
MS Documentation is available here:
MS TechNet Server 2003 Article Index Install Guide - Server 2003 Networking topics poke around those sites for other stuff...